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Few of us were lucky enough to own a TZ1 or a SZ Coda Tronca…Al Morrison owned them both at the same time and would later own a Junior Zagato and a Fulvia Zagato. We present all four of his Spada-Zagatos in this feature.

Story and photos by Al Morrison

Alfa Romeo GTZ 1

I first laid eyes on a new Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1 at the 1965 London International Motor Show when I was working in England as a very young architect. Right then I knew I wanted to own one someday.

Morrison sent this photo he took of the TZ as seen at the 1965 London Motor show. He was immediately smitten with the car and knew he’d own one someday, somehow.

Five years later in 1970, after seeing an ad in Competition Press, I decided this was my chance. A few phone calls to the seller and a couple of Polaroid pictures later, a friend and I flew from Atlanta, Georgia to El Paso, Texas armed with a box of tools and a full-purchase-price check in hand. Who but a young Alfa nut would forsake normal automotive due diligence before making such a risky purchase?

Roberto Motta has been to the Alfa Museum hundreds of times; here he discusses the impressive new museum and the differences between the old and the new. Alfa Road cars are featured, click here to see the Alfa Race Cars. Text in Italian below the photos. Ed.

On June 24, with the launch of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia and to celebrate its 105 years, Alfa Romeo inaugurated its new Museum.
Renamed “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”, it is the heart of the Alfa Romeo brand and opened its doors to the public June 30, 2015. [Read more…] about A Guide to the New Alfa Museum

8C 2900 B Lungo is just one of the Alfas now on display. See below for more.

All photos by Roberto Motta
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Roberto Motta shows us a few of the road cars displayed at “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”. For Museum details, click on “A Guide to the New Alfa Museum”; to see the race cars, click “New Alfa Museum: Race Cars”.